Stratford is a larger medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 52,477 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Stratford is the 17th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns, Stratford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stratford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stratford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stratford who work in office and administrative support (12.88%), management occupations (11.80%), and sales jobs (8.57%). Also of interest is that Stratford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Stratford is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Stratford is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Stratford area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Stratford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.49% of adults in Stratford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Stratford in 2022 was $47,849, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,396 for a family of four. However, Stratford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stratford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stratford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stratford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stratford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stratford include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Stratford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
